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Syndrome, HDR
The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, the syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency of the GATA3 gene in chromosome 10p. The hypoparathyroidism…
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Show more- VCJD Stands for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as…
- Meningitis, meningococcal Meningitis, meningococcal: Inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering of the brain and spinal cord)…
- Cannabis The botanical name for the plant from which marijuana comes. Its full name is Cannibis sativa. Use of…
- Womb The womb (uterus) is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen between the bladder and…
- Syndrome, Martin-Bell Better known as the fragile X syndrome, the most common heritable form of mental retardation. Fragile X…
- Health, child Child health is the purview of pediatrics. 'Pediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and…
- Adeno- Prefix referring to a gland, as in adenoma and adenopathy. From the Greek aden meaning originally 'an acorn'…
- Neuropathy, accessory See: Accessory neuropathy
- YAC YAC stands for yeast artificial chromosome, a vector (carrier) created and used in the laboratory to clone…
- Granulation That part of the healing process in which rough, pink tissue containing new connective tissue and capillaries…
- Eye color The color of the iris. The genetics of eye color are complicated. Eye color is polygenic. It is determined by…
- Doraphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of fur. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals such as dogs, cats…